A Foreign Ministry
official told a press conference yesterday that explaining China's
peaceful growth to politicians and the general public in the US
will top President Hu
Jintao's agenda when he visits there from September 5 to 8.
"China's development is peaceful. This peaceful
development is conducive not only to the Chinese people, but also
to the American people and the people of the world," said He Yafei,
director of the Department of North American and Oceanian
Affairs.
After his US trip, Hu will travel to Canada and
Mexico from September 8 to 13 and back to New York on September 14
to attend the World Summit and other activities to mark the 60th
anniversary of the UN.
He expressed hope that "through the visit, the
American people and the people of the world will have a better
understanding of China's peaceful development" and that "this will
help improve China-US relations and relations between China and the
rest of the world."
It will be Hu's first State trip to the US since
becoming president in 2003.
In addition to visiting Seattle and Washington DC
and delivering a speech at Yale University, he is also scheduled to
meet US congress members, officials, businesspeople, academics and
members of the general public, according to He.
On energy issues, He said China has been exploring
the energy market in line with international rules. "The energy
issue is one that every country is facing; China has no intention
of scrambling for supplies with other countries."
China is willing to achieve mutually beneficial
ends through cooperation on an equal footing, He said.
(Xinhua News Agency China Daily
August 31, 2005)